CSE 310: Computer Networks

Fall, 2017
Tue & Thu: 11:30-pm-12:50pm.

Instructor: Martin Radfar
Email: radfar@cs.stonybrook.edu
Office hours: Tue and Thu 2pm-3:30pm, or by appointment. Office: CS 131
TAs:TBD

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Course Description

Overview of computer networks and the Internet. Concept of end systems, access networks, clients and servers. Connection-oriented and connectionless services. Circuit switching and packet switching. Description of Internet protocol layers, including application layer, transport layer, network layer and link layer. Architecture of the current Internet and the World-Wide Web. TCP/IP protocol stack. Internet routing and addressing. Local area network protocols, Ethernet hubs and switches. Wireless LANs. Multimedia networking.

Topics

  1. Overview of Computer Networks and the Internet
  2. Application Layer
  3. Transport Layer
  4. Network Layer
  5. Link Layer
  6. Physical Layer
  7. Wireless Networks &Security in Computer Networks (partial coverage)

Assignments

  • TBD

    • Textbook

    James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition)," Pearson, 2016. (ISBN-10: 0133594149)

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